Sunday, February 17, 2013

What's A Bad Boy To Do?

My name is Beaumont P. Lincoln, but my friends call me Beau. I suppose you could call me a rake. What can I say? I like
gorgeous women and will do whatever I have to for their attention.

Of course, it helps that I’m filthy rich and I own a
multimillion dollar pastry conglomerate called Sinfully Sweet which makes
unbelievable desserts with a kick—a.k.a. liquor. I’ve been known to use these
delicious confections to lure beautiful women to my bed. Did I mention that I
have a gorgeous wife who likes her alcohol on the rocks?

I came aboard the Carnation Queen to judge the Caribbean Cook-Off
with Jordan McAllister, the clueless culinary reporter from my old hometown in Texas and George Christakis,
a top chef who rubbed me the wrong way.

I tried every trick in the book to woo Jordan, but she
wanted nothing to do with me. With her addiction to Hostess Ho Hos I thought
for sure my killer Kahlúa brownies would reel her in. But it was not to be. So
I turned my attention to one of the contestants, and boy did my wife pitch a
fit on stage one night because of it.

Now that was a scary sight, but it still didn’t stop me from
doing what I do best—being obnoxious.

You’ll have to pick up a copy of MURDER FOR THE HALIBUT to find out how this
bad boy made out on the cruise. Did he get the girl—or did the girl get him?
But because you all are so sweet, he agreed to share the recipe for Kahlúa
brownies. Enjoy.

Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, combine the cocoa and baking soda.
Blend in 1/3 cup of melted butter. Add boiling water and Kahlua and stir until
well blended. Stir in sugar, beaten eggs, vanilla, and the remaining 1/3 cup of
butter, then the flour and salt. Add the nuts and chocolate chips and pour the
batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until
chocolate brownies are firm and begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool
before cutting into squares.

Aurian, you tell him!! There's something about killing obnoxious people that I like. but guess what? Beau isn't the one who dies in the competition. He gets to fool around the entire book. That doesn't seen fair. Let me know how you liked it.

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